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Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life? by RajT88 on Saturday March 19, 2022 @09:51PM (#30739283)
Humanism might he the term that you are describing.

The idea that a deity is not needed to find meaning and derive morality.

Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life? by insaider on Saturday March 19, 2022 @11:53PM (#30739935)
What's the term for when the pursuit of knowledge is regarded as the highest morality? That's where I mostly get my meaning at least.
Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life? by lars512 on Sunday March 20, 2022 @01:37AM (#30740434)
In Stoic virtue ethics, practical wisdom (phronesis) is the central virtue. But it doesn’t mean pursuing book knowledge, it means learning how to handle, think about and navigate all aspects of life well. In short, how to live “the kind of life worth living” (eudaimonia).
Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life? by insaider on Sunday March 20, 2022 @09:57PM (#30749180)
Ah yes, the Stoic 'considered life', exactly. I recommended Derren Brown's book 'Happiness' if anyone is interested in that.
Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life? by aklemm on Sunday March 20, 2022 @12:37AM (#30740161)
There might not be one because a morality requires considering others, but simply pursuing knowledge does not. Unfortunately, you’ll soon have to reckon with how that knowledge affects your actions in order to call it a morality.